thanksgiving-dinner

What__ up, Albert?___ell, I__e done inventory at Ralph__, and I think if I had a lot of help, I could put together an okay Thanksgiving dinner.__am stared at him. He blinked. __hat?___hanksgiving. It__ next week.___h-huh.___here are ovens at Ralph__, big ones. And no one has taken the frozen turkeys. Figure two hundred and fifty kids if pretty much everyone from Perdido Beach shows up, right? One turkey will feed maybe eight people, so we need thirty-one, thirty-two turkeys. No problem there, because there are forty-six turkeys at Ralph__.___hirty-one turkeys?___ranberry sauce will be no problem, stuffing is no problem, no one has taken much stuffing yet, although I__l have to figure out how to mix, like, seven different brands and styles together, see how it tastes.___tuffing,_ Sam echoed solemnly.__e don__ have enough canned yams, we__l have to do fresh along with some baked potatoes. The big problem is going to be whipped cream and ice cream for the pies.__am wanted to burst out laughing, but at the same time he found it touching and reassuring that Albert had put so much thought into the question.__ imagine the ice cream is pretty much gone,_ Sam said.__eah. We__e very low on ice cream. And kids have been taking the canned whipped cream, too.___ut we can have pie?___e have some frozen. And we have some pie shells we can bake up ourselves.___hat would be nice,_ Sam said.____l need to start three days before. I__l need, like, at least ten people to help. I can haul the tables out of the church basement and set up in the plaza. I think I can do it._____l bet you can, Albert,_ Sam said with feeling.__other Mary__ going to have the prees make centerpieces.___isten, Albert__lbert raised a hand, cutting Sam off. __ know. I mean, I know we may have some great big fight before that. And I heard you have your fifteenth coming up. All kinds of bad stuff may happen. But, Sam___his time, Sam cut him off. __lbert? Get moving on planning the big meal.___eah?___eah. It will give people something to look forward to.